Tag: Nerve Regeneration
Salamanders provide a model for spinal-cord regeneration
“Salamanders are unique because they are one of the only tetrapods able to regrow spinal cords with full functionality,” says Auke Ijspeert, the head...
Researchers discover new path to neuron regeneration after spinal cord injury
Dynamic networks that specialize in the transmission of information generally consist of multiple components, including not only primary processors, like computers, for example, but...
Regeneration of Neural Connections After Spinal Cord and Optic Nerve Damage
Spinal cord injuries can have lasting and devastating effects on mobility and cognitive function due to permanent nerve cell damage or death. A new...
Research Identifies a Protein for Tissue Repair After the Spinal Cord Injury
Recently researchers discovered an axon guidance protein known as Plexin B2 in the central nervous system (CNS). During the spinal cord injury, this protein...
Increasing Energy Supply in Injured Spinal Cord Nerves May Help Promote Axon Regrowth
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Indiana University School of Medicine report that increasing energy supply within injured spinal cord...
Can an Active Lifestyle Improve Recovery After a Spinal Cord Injury?
Permanent neurological impairments can occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the failure of the spinal cord motor and sensory axons to regenerate.
This...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how Zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries.
Scientists have found...
Researchers repair acute spinal cord injury in monkeys
Spinal cord injuries are among the most severe and difficult-to-treat medical conditions, usually resulting in permanent disability including loss of muscle function, sensation and...
Scientists discover new way to help nerve regeneration in spinal cord injury
There is currently no cure for spinal cord injury or treatment to help nerve regeneration so therapies offering intervention are limited. People with severe...
Molecule shown to repair damaged axons
Discovery could be key to treating brain and spinal cord injury
A foray into plant biology led one researcher to discover that a natural molecule...
